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Katona made bankrupt over tax bill
10:13pm Thursday 21st August 2008
Kerry Katona lost a race against time over a tax bill and was made bankrupt at a High Court hearing.
SAC actress is to star in ITV drama
10:13pm Thursday 21st August 2008
Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon has signed up to the ITV follow-up to Quentin Crisp drama The Naked Civil Servant.
Shamed Glitter on flight back to UK
10:13pm Thursday 21st August 2008
Shamed pop star Gary Glitter has left Bangkok and is heading for London, the Foreign Office said.
Glastonbury tickets set for sale
10:13pm Thursday 21st August 2008
Organisers of the Glastonbury Festival have said tickets will go on sale for next year's event within the next two months.
ITV denies X Factor singer pressure
10:13pm Thursday 21st August 2008
ITV has denied putting pressure on an X Factor contestant to speak on the show about a spate of apparent suicides in her home county.
Zeta-Jones at grandmother's funeral
10:13pm Thursday 21st August 2008
Catherine Zeta-Jones joined mourners at the funeral of her namesake grandmother.
Kerrang! award honour for Metallica
10:13pm Thursday 21st August 2008
Rock legends Metallica, Slipknot and Rage Against The Machine have been honoured for their contribution to heavy music at the Kerrang! Awards.
Get Smart 'is homage to Bond films'
10:13pm Thursday 21st August 2008
New spoof movie Get Smart is a homage to spy films like James Bond, says its director Peter Segal.
Top exam passes for 'Charlie' star
10:13pm Thursday 21st August 2008
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory star Freddie Highmore has scored ten A* grades in his GCSEs.
Punk pioneers honoured in Hollywood
10:13pm Thursday 21st August 2008
Hollywood has embraced the pioneers of LA's punk scene into its famous RockWalk.
National News
A million fewer treated by dentists
Updated 10:43pm Thursday 21st August 2008
The number of people treated by NHS dentists has dropped by more than a million since the Government's high-profile overhaul of services, new figures showed.
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